Security Bulletin
This security bulletin contains one medium risk vulnerability.
EUVDB-ID: #VU56902
Risk: Medium
CVSSv3.1: 7.9 [CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H/E:P/RL:O/RC:C]
CVE-ID: CVE-2021-25741
CWE-ID:
CWE-264 - Permissions, Privileges, and Access Controls
Exploit availability: Yes
DescriptionThe vulnerability allows a remote user to bypass implemented security restrictions.
The vulnerability exists due to application does not properly impose security restrictions by allowing hostPath-like access without use of the hostPath feature. A remote user can create a container with subpath volume mounts to access files and directories outside of the volume, including on the host filesystem.
Install updates from vendor's website.
Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform: 3.11.0 - 3.11.523
openshift-kuryr (Red Hat package): 3.11.153-1.git.1.073ef06.el7 - 3.11.501-1.git.c33a657.el7
openshift-enterprise-cluster-capacity (Red Hat package): 3.11.16-1.git.380.1406f2f.el7 - 3.11.501-1.git.22be164.el7
openshift-enterprise-autoheal (Red Hat package): 3.11.16-1.git.219.5443970.el7 - 3.11.501-1.git.f2f435d.el7
openshift-ansible (Red Hat package): 3.11.16-1.git.0.4ac6f81.el7 - 3.11.501-1.git.0.5ea39b1.el7
golang-github-prometheus-prometheus (Red Hat package): 3.11.16-1.git.5020.5e81ed1.el7 - 3.11.501-1.git.99aae51.el7
golang-github-prometheus-node_exporter (Red Hat package): 3.11.16-1.git.1056.1583d2a.el7 - 3.11.501-1.git.609cd20.el7
golang-github-prometheus-alertmanager (Red Hat package): 3.11.16-1.git.0.be735ec.el7 - 3.11.501-1.git.13de638.el7
golang-github-openshift-oauth-proxy (Red Hat package): 3.11.16-1.git.409.922769e.el7 - 3.11.501-1.git.edebe84.el7
atomic-openshift-web-console (Red Hat package): 3.11.16-1.git.289.ecf7441.el7 - 3.11.501-1.git.fc3b323.el7
atomic-openshift-service-idler (Red Hat package): 3.11.16-1.git.14.a65cbf0.el7 - 3.11.501-1.git.39cfc66.el7
atomic-openshift-node-problem-detector (Red Hat package): 3.11.16-1.git.198.95f4dfa.el7 - 3.11.501-1.git.c8f26da.el7
atomic-openshift-metrics-server (Red Hat package): 3.11.16-1.git.52.9fd74a8.el7 - 3.11.501-1.git.f8bf728.el7
atomic-openshift-dockerregistry (Red Hat package): 3.11.51-1.git.446.d29ce0e.el7 - 3.11.501-1.git.3571208.el7
atomic-openshift-descheduler (Red Hat package): 3.11.16-1.git.300.abfab3c.el7 - 3.11.501-1.git.d435537.el7
atomic-openshift-cluster-autoscaler (Red Hat package): 3.11.16-1.git.0.8c8305e.el7 - 3.11.501-1.git.99b2acf.el7
atomic-openshift (Red Hat package): 3.11.16-1.git.0.b48b8f8.el7 - 3.11.501-1.git.0.f8c4746.el7
atomic-enterprise-service-catalog (Red Hat package): 3.11.16-1.git.1633.05087cb.el7 - 3.11.501-1.git.2e6be86.el7
External linkshttp://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2021:3646
Q & A
Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?
Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote authenticated user via the Internet.
Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?
No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability. However, proof of concept for this vulnerability is available.